The House that Hope Built: Topeka Sam and LOHM
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“I didn’t learn anything from prison, but I learned a lot from the sisters I met there, and I wanted change.”
Incarceration
I Was ‘Sent to the Hole’ for Trying to Stop a Suicide
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Now, other prisoners will be afraid to help stop someone from killing themselves, the woman says. The incident occurred at a California facility under scrutiny for a lax approach to suicide prevention and mental health.
Prison
‘Orange Is New Black’ Builds Support for Reform
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As a hit show enters its second season, it is building awareness of prison conditions, particularly for transwomen. “People are so interested in anything having to do with Orange Is the New Black,” says the executive of the Women’s Prison Association.
Abigail Disney
Speculation Builds on Hillary Clinton for President
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Prison
Russian Sentencing Spurs Global ‘Pussy Riots’
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The two-year sentence handed down to members of Russia’s feminist punk collective Pussy Riot spurred protests in dozens of cities around the world.
Crime & Law
In Chiapas Women’s Prison, Cold Hours Pass Slowly
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Mexican women imprisoned in the highlands of Chiapas struggle over scarce resources in crowded rooms. The nights are cold and the days are long. One woman says she’s learned to read and write and make paper flowers to sell.
Addiction
Oklahoma Program Tries to Divert Women From Prison
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Oklahoma’s rate of female incarceration has led the country for many years. A 2009 program to detour women to drug treatment may help change that.
Crime & Law
Prison Shouldn’t be a Bar to Motherhood
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Rigid foster care rules threaten to dissolve family ties when mothers are in prison or residential drug treatment. A new law in New York State takes steps to help these families weather the separation.
Politics
Arrested Iowa Meat Packers Live in Legal Limbo
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After 19 months of detention following an ICE raid on an Iowa meat processing plant, about a dozen immigrant women continue to wear tracking devices on their ankles while federal officials decide their fate.
Arts & Culture
On Sports Sideline, Visser Extends Her Long Run
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U.S. sports fans who turn on the TV to watch the Super Bowl this weekend will see a familiar face on the sidelines. Lesley Visser carved out a role for women in sports journalism over 30 years and has made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.